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Canadian NAG Record Holder Laon Kim Officially Joining UCSC For 2023-24 Season

After spending the early stages of his career at Hyack, Kim underwent a trial run at UCSC this summer while weighing his options for the 2023-24 season.

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Leah Hayes Hits 4:36 400 IM For World Juniors Championship Record, #6 In 17-18 Age Group

Hayes held off Canadian Ella Jansen to win gold as she moves up to #6 in the girls’ 17-18 age group while lowering the CR set by Mio Narita last year.

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USA Swimming Releases Selection Criteria For 2024 World Championships In Doha

USA Swimming will send just 14 men and 14 women to the championships, with only swimmer qualifying per individual Olympic event.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 71.4% Think Stanford Women’s Losses Will Hurt Most In 2023-24

With the departures of Torri Huske, Claire Curzan and Taylor Ruck, Stanford will lose 66 percent of the individual points they scored at NCAAs last season.

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Adam Peaty, Kristof Milak Set To Return At 2023 Swimming World Cup

Peaty and Milak were among the 11 swimmers confirmed to be attending the three-stop 2023 World Cup Series by World Aquatics on Friday.

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Gold Medal Favorite Nick Mahabir Withdraws From World Junior Championships

Mahabir told SwimSwam on Thursday that he’s been dealing with an ailment that’s prevented him from training for the past three weeks.

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Justin Zook Resigns As St. Kate’s Head Coach, Two Interim Co-Head Coaches Named

Zook leaves the program as a four-time MIAC Coach of the Year having won three consecutive MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships from 2020-2023.

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Virginia Reveals 2023-24 Schedule With Texas Dual Set For October

The Cavaliers will take on Florida and Texas in October before meeting ACC rivals VA Tech, NC State and UNC in January.

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Swimmers Shed Light On Warming Lake Superior With 24-Hour Open Water Relay Record

Alternating every hour, the swimmers swam through the night to complete the 48-mile swim, marking the longest observed, documented swim in Lake Superior.

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NCAA Considering Pushing Division I Swim & Dive Championships Into April

The NCAA Championships could be pushed back into April as of 2027 to allow the competition to be held after March Madness.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: Optimism Abound As #8 Tennessee Women Hit Their Stride

The Lady Vols are keeping the majority of their roster intact this season and have a few additions that could make a significant impact at NCAAs.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Joe Natina

Natina led the Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks to a standout showing at U.S. Junior Nationals, with the girls’ team finishing 2nd overall.

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Alex Sherman Returns To Alma Mater As Arizona State Adds To Coaching Staff

Sherman, the former school record holder in the 200 IM, has spent the past six seasons as the senior coach at Swim Neptune in Arizona.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Luka Mijatovic

A sensational season culminated with Mijatovic setting four NAG records at U.S. Junior Nationals, including lowering the 47-year-old mark in the 1500 free.

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NCAA Champion Andrei Minakov To Stay At Stanford, Still Considering Olympic Redshirt

Minakov confirmed to SwimSwam Thursday that he will remain at Stanford University despite entering the NCAA transfer portal in late April.

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